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Damandiu · Lunch

Prawn Balchao

Traditional 2. Prawn Balchao recipe

🧺 Ingredients

• Prawns (cleaned): 300g
• Kashmiri red chillies: 8
• Ginger (1-inch piece): 10g
• Garlic cloves: 6
• Cumin seeds: 1 tsp
• Turmeric powder: 0.5 tsp
• Vinegar (white): 150ml
• Onions (julienned): 120g
• Oil: 40ml
• Salt: to taste
• Green chillies (slit): 2
• Curry leaves: 6

👩‍🍳 How to make Prawn Balchao

1. Soak chillies 5 min; blend with ginger, garlic, cumin, turmeric, 100ml vinegar to paste.
2. Heat oil to 170°C; add onions, fry until golden (2 min).
3. Add green chillies, curry leaves; sauté 30 sec.
4. Add prawns; stir-fry 3 min until pink and cooked.
5. Add chilli paste; cook 4 min, stirring.
6. Add remaining vinegar, salt; cook 2 min.
7. Cool; store in glass jar with oil floated on top.
8. Color reddish-brown, prawns cooked, flavor hot-sour-spiced.
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